Bailey's Light: Saga of Brit Bailey and Other Hardy Pioneers

Golson, Josephine Polley

Bailey's Light: Saga of Brit Bailey and Other Hardy Pioneers

Description

Book highlighting the life and times of James Britton Bailey, who first came to Texas in 1818. This work covers his interactions with Stephen F. Austin, and his journeys through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Index starts on page 131.

Physical Description

ix, 136 p. ; digital (epub and mobi files)

Creation Information

Golson, Josephine Polley 2018.

Context

This book is part of the collection entitled: Women's Lives in the Southwest and was provided by the UNT Libraries to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 112 times, with 21 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.

Author

Golson, Josephine Polley

Printer

The Naylor Company

Publisher

University of North Texas. Libraries.
Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

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Bailey, James Briton (Old Brit)

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Description

Book highlighting the life and times of James Britton Bailey, who first came to Texas in 1818. This work covers his interactions with Stephen F. Austin, and his journeys through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Index starts on page 131.

Physical Description

ix, 136 p. ; digital (epub and mobi files)

Notes

From book jacket: "BURY ME STANDING, facing West, with my gun at my side. All my life I have never looked up to any man, so I do not want it said, 'Here lies old Brit Bailey', but 'Here stands Bailey.'" Thus spoke Bailey before he made his final exit from the world. Indomitable to the end, fearless even on the threshold of the Great Divide, his sturdy spirit challenged death, for he continued, "When I awake, I wish to be facing West, and forward I shall march into the Great Beyond." In Bailey, Stephen F. Austin met his match. In this book you will find tales about their disputes and some of the reasons for the feud between them. The adventures of Brit Bailey and his family in the early days are stanger than fiction. Beginning with the year 1818, when Bailey came to Texas, the story continues on through the Civil War and Reconstruction Period. "Old Brit" was an iron man who survived and prospered despite overwhelming hardships. Almost as fearless as he were some of the members of his own household and hardy friends who featured in the dramatic events of those exciting days. One of the rare types of written lore that comes to publication all too seldom, this book preserves the true story of a turbulent era. Everything in this story is founded on facts - some have been passed down by word of mouth, and others have come from original documents and letters in the family's possession. Also, much hitherto unpublished materialcomes to light in this book. A fitting tribute to James Britton Bailey and his descendants, BAILEY's LIGHT is truly a treasure of Texana."

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Language

English

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Book

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UNT Catalog No.: b6077161 | View in Discover
Call Number: F389.B2 G6
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1048160

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Bailey's Light: Saga of Brit Bailey and Other Hardy Pioneers, ark:/67531/metapth1013811

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Women's Lives in the Southwest

Historical, biographical, autobiographical, and fictional books telling the story of women living in the southwestern United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Broadening Access to Books on Texas and Oklahoma

Out-of-print books related to Texas and Oklahoma history, made available as ebooks thanks to a Humanities Open Book Program grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence.

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